Roy Moore 3rd rail?

βhyde

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kmacdonald said:
You guys think the electorate watches politics 24/7/365 like you guys.  Let me let you in on a secret, they don't.  Most don't even really care who gets elected since it never makes any difference to them.  Get over it, it's not that big of a deal.
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Another one bites the dust.

"Another PBS talk show star has come under fire for alleged sexual improprieties, with Variety reporting that Tavis Smiley—host of the long-running late-night talk show of the same name—has been suspended by the company after an investigation into his actions. According to a statement by PBS today, their third-party investigation of Smiley revealed, “multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS, and the totality of this information led to today’s decision.”

https://www.avclub.com/pbs-suspends-tavis-smiley-over-sexual-misconduct-allega-1821272958

 

badlatitude

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Mismoyled Jiblet. said:
premarital sex? holy shit what fucking planet are republican assclowns on? why the fuck would you marry a virgin in 2015?
Why the fuck would anyone let someone talk about his bride that way? I would have dragged him out to the parking lot until he begged me to stop and apologized to every single person who heard that shit.

 

badlatitude

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Denied it on Tuesday, shot himself on Wednesday.

"Kentucky lawmaker Dan Johnson is refusing to resign amid accusations he molested a member of his church when she was 17.

State leaders from both parties are calling for Johnson’s immediate resignation after the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) published an expose Monday detailing allegations of how the Republican state representative — and self-proclaimed “Pope” of his Louisville church — woke his daughter’s friend during a sleepover in 2013 and forced himself on her, slipping his hands up her shirt and bra and putting his fingers in her vagina.

“What you did was beyond mean, it was evil,” the victim said she wrote in a Facebook message to him shortly after the incident, according to KyCIR.

Johnson on Tuesday denied the accusations.

“This allegation concerning this lady, this young girl, absolutely has no merit, these are unfounded accusations, totally,” he said, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

On Wednesday afternoon, he posted a statement on Facebook, and said the country “will not survive this type of judge and jury fake news.”

“GOD LOVES ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT !” he wrote."

http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Report-Rep-Dan-Johnson-commits-suicide-464023783.html

MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Representative Dan Johnson, who was under investigation for alleged sexual molestation, has committed suicide, according to a report from WDRB in Louisville. Bullitt County Sheriff Donnie Tinnell said Johnson killed himself on a bridge on Greenwell Ford Road in Mt. Washington, and the gun was recovered. On Tuesday, Johnson said that he had no intention of resigning his seat."

http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Report-Rep-Dan-Johnson-commits-suicide-464023783.html

 

Bent Sailor

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kmacdonald said:
It goes to show that Republicans can overcome party loyalty and use their own judgement to make rational decisions.  I just wish the Democrats could find the courage to do the same. 
Trump won didn't he? By the same logic you apply to Alabama, Democrats proved they can find the courage to vote against their own when a candidate you believe is better is presented. Can't have it both ways.

 

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How revealing.

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"A former senior aide to Rep. Blake Farenthold has approached the House Ethics Committee to share a damning account of working for the Texas Republican, with the intent of describing the congressman as verbally abusive and sexually demeaning -- and his congressional office as an intensely hostile environment that drove the aide to physical and emotional distress. 
He looks like Flounder.

How do these assholes make it through the lower ranks of politics to the point they can even be candidates for the big chairs?

 

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Denied it on Tuesday, shot himself on Wednesday.

"Kentucky lawmaker Dan Johnson is refusing to resign amid accusations he molested a member of his church when she was 17.

State leaders from both parties are calling for Johnson’s immediate resignation after the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) published an expose Monday detailing allegations of how the Republican state representative — and self-proclaimed “Pope” of his Louisville church — woke his daughter’s friend during a sleepover in 2013 and forced himself on her, slipping his hands up her shirt and bra and putting his fingers in her vagina.

“What you did was beyond mean, it was evil,” the victim said she wrote in a Facebook message to him shortly after the incident, according to KyCIR.

Johnson on Tuesday denied the accusations.

“This allegation concerning this lady, this young girl, absolutely has no merit, these are unfounded accusations, totally,” he said, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

On Wednesday afternoon, he posted a statement on Facebook, and said the country “will not survive this type of judge and jury fake news.”

“GOD LOVES ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT !” he wrote."

http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Report-Rep-Dan-Johnson-commits-suicide-464023783.html

MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Representative Dan Johnson, who was under investigation for alleged sexual molestation, has committed suicide, according to a report from WDRB in Louisville. Bullitt County Sheriff Donnie Tinnell said Johnson killed himself on a bridge on Greenwell Ford Road in Mt. Washington, and the gun was recovered. On Tuesday, Johnson said that he had no intention of resigning his seat."

http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Report-Rep-Dan-Johnson-commits-suicide-464023783.html
That's the guy that called the Obamas apes, isn't it?  

 

Mark K

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7 hours ago, Spatial Ed said:

God has spoken, Moore won’t listen.  Won’t concede.


Whatever, Judge, but for the love of Christ don't start singing "We Shall Overcome". Trust me on this. 

 

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He looks like Flounder.

How do these assholes make it through the lower ranks of politics to the point they can even be candidates for the big chairs?
It's pretty easy really. Seats in the House of Representatives are won in small, local elections, unlike the Senate where candidates compete on a Statewide basis. 

Here's the formula:

  • Show unwavering loyalty to your local State or County party leaders
  • Show an ability to raise money in very large amounts
  • Live in safe, highly gerrymandered district where the local party favorite almost always wins
  • Note: fitness for the position, proven leadership or past experience are preferred, but not required - especially if your money raising skills are legendary
This applies to both parties. Getting over the hump to run for President takes a bit more effort (or it used to...)

 

Remodel

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Speaking of gerrymandering, here is how the 27th Texas Congressional district looked when it was represented by a Democrat.

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Here's what it looks like now that it was reshaped to favor a Republican. Yes, and both sides do it.

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